Raif Badawi in isolation, 5 years after his first 50 lashes
On the fifth anniversary of the first 50 lashes administered on Raif Badawi Humanists International and other human rights organizations…
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child in Islam
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019)…
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UPR statement on New Zealand
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July…
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UPR statement on Malaysia
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March…
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UPR statement on Brunei
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019)…
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UPR statement on Norway
International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) Universal Periodic…
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Egyptian secularist facing arbitrary travel ban, now on hunger strike
Denied permission to travel despite their being no official court order, Ahmed Harkan has begun a hunger strike
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President of Zambia declares “fools think there is no God” – reports
Humanists and atheists in Zambia are stigmatised for not believing in God
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Freedom of Thought Report 2019 warns of “growing divide” on blasphemy laws
While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'…
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UPR Statement on Saudi Arabia
International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) UPR:…
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Italian photographer convicted of blasphemy after comparing the Church to a masochist club
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been convicted to pay €4000 for blasphemy for having compared the Catholic Church to a…
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